Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (July 14, 2006) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

The thesis presents the business plan of starting a new outlet mall in Taiwan market. From the view of real estate development, the business plan includes the tenant mix, staffing plan, and finance statements including profit forecast. The IMBA Outlet will be located at Taichung business districts near Taichung station of Taiwan High Speed Rail in Taichung city. Since nowadays customers expect to buying products at lower price and do entertaining activities when shopping, the traditional department stores no longer can satisfy customers’ needs. Unlike a traditional department store or shopping center, an outlet mall can include both shopping and recreation facilities, and satisfy customers’ shopping desires. From the very beginning, an outlet mall is the last stop of all commodities which are out of season or unpopular stock. Outlet become a new trend in worldwide, most of brands even produce outlet line specifically purchased in outlet only. Luxury product is no longer untouchable, and many outlet brands offer different products with lower price to attract more customers. However, the concept of an outlet mall already changed. It can not only provide seasonal commodities at lower price, but also provide entertaining facilities like movie theaters or an amusement park. Outlet malls have been very popular in foreign countries, but the business model of outlet malls is just introduced into Taiwan market in recent years.

The Shield&rsquo / s Diagram has been the key stone for the description of initiatial motion of a particle in open channel flow. Data in Shield&rsquo / s study and further studies are collected in channels. However, the approximation of these data for the case of withdrawal of sediment or clean water through bottom outlets has not been confirmed. Furthermore, two phase models run to simulate the phenomenon so far have used brine and water combination. In this study, an experimental attempt is made to study the behavior of deposits subject to withdrawal from a bottom outlet where there are not enough parameters to calculate the bottom shear stress and consequently the dimensionless parameters generally used for the description of initiation of motion. The experimental set up used for this purpose is a 1 m long and 0.35 m wide channel such that at the downstream of the channel there is a horizontal slit representing the bottom outlet. During the experiments, fresh water and sand with D50 = 0.298 mm and D50 = 0.912 mm are used. Two different widths of the slit, namely 0.35 m and 0.0875 m are investigated. Based on the observations of the incipient motion of the sediment, the findings in the form of a relationship among the discharge through the bottom outlet, and some other relevant parameters are reported. In addition, a comparison of these data with the literature by the help of some newly defined dimensionless parameters for the description of the initiation of motion is included.

No abstract available. / Thesis (M.Med.)--University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2014.

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The aim of this diploma thesis is to investigate the influence of different types of HVAC system outlets on convective heat transfer from a human body. The first part of the thesis consists of an overview of essentials important for understanding the issue, specifically, metabolism, thermoregulation, heat transfer mechanisms, thermal vote and fluid dynamics. The second part defines the main working hypothesis and describes the used experimental approach leading either to confirmation or disproval of the hypothesis. The chosen approach is based on a measurement with thermal mannequin “Newton” using two different configurations: constant surface temperature and constant generated heat flux. In case of the first configuration, the convection intensity indicator was the value of heat flux generated from each of surface segments of the thermal mannequin. Their surface temperature was the indicator when running the experiment using the second configuration. The value was evaluated by the thermal mannequin as well as the thermal camera Flir i7 which provided more detailed division of the surface. The final part of the thesis describes the progress of the experiment itself, represents gathered values involving analysis of contaminants and confirms or disproves the original thesis.

Diploma thesis deal with measuring air-jet generated by low-velocity outlet. Diploma thesis piles of several part. First part includes velocity measurment (flow volumes) single ventilators. Follows measuring velocity distribution in air-jet generated by low-velocity outlet, his vizualization by the smoke method. Last point is problems errors and uncertainties measuring. Thesis likewise includes appendices, where there are mentioned tables from single maesuring and setting frequency transducers.

>Magister Scientiae - MSc / Overweight and Obesity are conditions of excessive fat accumulation in the body of an individual. Due to the growing prevalence of the obesity epidemic, obesity has become a global public health concern. Overweight among South African children is on the increase as many young people now suffer from diseases related to obesity. Given the prevalent conditions of weight gain amongst children, tackling obesity in children should be given greater attention as children are twice at risk of becoming obese in the later stage in life. Such intentional efforts could contribute significantly to reducing public spending in the treatment of noncommunicable disease. This research aimed at understanding the Environmental and Parental Factors Influencing childhood overweight and obesity. The research identified the different factors that were associated with child overweight and obesity in the study area. Besides, the research was aimed at raising awareness of the need to sensitize parents and stakeholders on the factors associated to child obesity and proposed possible recommendations. To achieve these aims, one of the objectives was to statistically evaluate the extent of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the study area as well as identify the types of food choices available to children. Furthermore, it analyzed dietary intake in households with obese parents and children, to determine the relationships that exist.

Most dams have a low-level outlet that consists of a closed conduit through the dam with a slide gate or valve to regulate flow. These outlets are used mainly for irrigational purposes but also for flushing the reservoir and controlling the reservoir elevation. When discharging through the low-level outlet works, negative pressures can develop on the downstream side of the gate creating a potential for cavitation damage and vibration. To minimize these effects, air vents (vented to the atmosphere) are installed on the downstream side of the gate to limit downstream pressure to something above vapor pressure (i.e., near atmospheric pressure). Previous air venting studies have been mostly limited to large dam outlet geometries, which typically feature a vertical gate in a flat-bottomed discharge tunnel. The large-dam air demand analysis has been based on the Froude number of the supercritical flow at the vena contract (located between the gate and the hydraulic jump) and the water flow rate. Small to medium-sized embankment dams typically utilize a slide gate installed on the sloped upstream face for flow control, followed by a vertical elbow connected to a sloping pipe. With this outlet geometry, there is no 1-D vena contracta flow, no classical hydraulic jump, and no representative Froude number. Additionally, no head-discharge characteristic data have been found for inclined slide gates (vented or non-vented) for small to medium-sized dams. Consequently, unless a flow measurement structure is installed in the discharge channel downstream of the dam, determining the water discharge rate based on gate opening and head on the gate, and consequently the air demand is problematic. This study focuses on quantifying air demand and air vent sizing for the small to medium-sized embankment dam low-level outlet geometries by providing: 1. Cd values as a function of gate openings and air demand; to better estimate flow rates from outlet works of similar geometries. 2. Flow conditions for varying operating conditions. 3. A new relationship for sizing air vents as a function of driving head and gate opening. 4. The magnitude of negative pressures for non-vented conduits. 5. A foundation for future studies and development of air demand research. This thesis presents the findings of this study.

A physical experimental setup of a circular, gated closed conduit was built at the Utah Water Research Laboratory (UWRL). Setup configurations were modified and data were measured to aid in the study of physical variables on air demand. It was determined that gate opening, gate and water surface roughness, and conduit length all were significant variables on the air demand measured through the conduit air vent. It was also determined that no noticeable air velocity profile existed above the air-water interface. A linear relationship was found between the air flow rate to water flow rate ratio (air-demand ratio) and head-to-gate height ratio when identical conduit geometry was used. Data obtained from this study illustrated that the use of the Froude number is an incomplete way to quantify air demand due to the effects of changing conduit geometry.